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Cairo - Arab Today

A bombing killed six policemen at a checkpoint in Cairo on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks in the capital targeting security forces and officials, the interior ministry said.The attack occurred in the western Talibiya...
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Manila - Arab Today

Business has never been busier for undertaker Alejandro Ormeneta but, after five months on the frontlines of the Philippines' brutal drug war, he just wants the killings to stop.Ormeneta and his colleagues...
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Beirut - Arab Today

Syrian government artillery bombarded the fast-shrinking rebel enclave in the heart of Aleppo on Friday despite its ally Russia's announcement of a new humanitarian pause, a monitor said.Air strikes halted...
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Seoul - Arab Today

South Korean lawmakers on Friday passed an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-Hye, stripping away her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal that paralysed her administration and triggered...
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Aleppo - Arab Today

After braving the cold and violent clashes to escape embattled east Aleppo with his family, Yasser said he felt as though he had been "reborn".The 40-year-old father of eight tried for a week to flee the devastated rebel-held...
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Aleppo - Arab Today

Syria's army has halted its attacks in Aleppo to allow trapped civilians to be evacuated, Russia's foreign minister said, after advancing regime forces cornered rebels in the city.Immediately after the announcement...
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Hong Kong - Arab Today

Seventy-five years ago, a handful of idealistic "Free French" took up arms to defend the British colony of Hong Kong in a futile battle against Japanese invaders.But their sacrifice, though largely unknown in their homeland, is not forgotten in Asia...
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Rome - Arab Today

Matteo Renzi bowed out as Italian prime minister with a combination of jokes, regrets and a strong hint that he wants to lead his party into an early election battle.Political consultations on forming a caretaker government were set to begin...
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